Fastener for container caps



B. BOHLAND.

FASTENER FOR CONTAINERl CAPS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1919.

1,408,857, Patented Mar. 7, 1922.

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BRUCE vIBORLALKTD. F CHICAGO` ILLINOIS.

FASTENER FOR CONTAIN CAPS.

vcaps are used more or less commonly ou milk bottles and it is desirableto have fastening Idevices which can be cheaplpv madel and readilyapplied and which can also be easily broken or removed. Y

The objects of this invention "are to provide a simple and efficientfastening device of the character indicated. which may be made of paperor other suitable fabric and readily applied for vfastening caps inposition: to provide a fastener which ma) be broken at one side and'willhold the cap 'in condition for further use; and in general to provide afastener having such novel features as will be disclosed more fullyhereinafter. L"

In the accompanying drawings illustrating this invent-ion:

Fig. l is a side view; y Fig. 2 is a plan view 0f the fastening deviceand. Y

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

The 'bottle or container t represents any ordinarv article of thisnature, such as a milk bott-le or vthe. like. This bottle is providedwith a ca or cover 5 having the usual crimp for folde skirt portions 6.These caps are usually formed of disks of paper and the skirt portionmust be drawn in and fastened to hold the cap in position over the endof the bottle. As the caps and fasteners are ordinarilv used but once,as in connection with milk bottles. such fastening devices must be soconstructed that they may be readily applied in an economical manner. lnorder that these fasteners may meetthe commercial requirements, it isalso desirable that thevshould not be' injured by moist-ure and it isalso desirable that they can be readily broken without liabilityy ofinjury to the person opening the bottles.

In accordance with this invention, I pro- Specication of Letters Patent.Patented )[315 Pf, 19i22 Application tiled Iay"16 1919. Serial No.297,644.

' "ide av paper band 7 which is held in position b'v'staples which passthrough the band and sklrt portion of the fastener and are clinchedagainst the surface of the bottle. In order that this band 1naY bereadily applled by suitablemachinery. it is made in two substantiallysemi-circular portions 8 and 9. the ends of which overlap a sufficient.distance so that they will be engaged bv the staples 10 and 11. Thesetwo strips o`f paper or other suitablematerial are pressed 1n from theopposlte sldes of the container and h eld in posit-ion while the staplesor fastening devices ,10 and 11 are forced in to.,`

"position `asishownl in Fig. 3. hese strips.`

are preferably made of waterproof paper so that theywill not be affectedby moisture.

Then the cap is to be removed. either one or both of lthe sections 8and- 9 may be broken. If onesection only, is broken, the remainingsectionsv with the two staples will hold the corresponding side of thecap in folded position so that it ma;7 be again' replaced and willnserve as a protection or vcover until the contents are. used. It. willbe noted that this device will not rust or 'will not have any'jaggedprojections as occurs when metallic fasteners are used.

Havingthus described my invention, what l claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is: l

l. fastener for a container cap. comprising two vsubstantially two.staples passing through the opposite overlapping ends and engaging wit`the cap. I

2. The combination of a container, a cap fitting over the top of thecontainer, a. plurality of strips of paper surrounding the' lowerportion of the cap and having` overlapping ends and staples theoverlapping ends an clinched against the sides of the bottle.

semi-circular strips of fabric with overlapping ends and (passingthrough the cap and.

3. The combination with a container hav- 5. The combination with abottle., of a. stripsl being pressed inwardl;1 to 'hold the cap fittingover the top of the bott-le' and skirt portion against the sides of thebottle. having a downwardly extending skirt porand Staples engaging withthe ends of the 10 tion, a strip of Water-proof paper extending stripsand skirt' portion and clinched approximately halfway around the skirtporagainst the bottle. for holding the parts totion, and a second stripextending around. gether. the. opposite side of the skirt portion, saidBRUCE BORLAND.

